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Commission considers rezoning and special-use permit for concrete batch plant at 330 Old Hall Road
Summary
County planning staff presented a two-part request to rezone 330 Old Hall Road and grant a Level‑3 special‑use permit for a permanent concrete batch plant; the planning commission recommended approval with conditions and the applicant said the operation would be compatible with surrounding industrial uses.
County planning staff presented a two-part request on March 17 for 330 Old Hall Road: removal of a prior zoning condition and approval of a Level‑3 industrial special‑use permit to allow a permanent concrete batch plant. Staff said the parcel is heavily wooded, abuts a Georgia Power installation and sits near GDOT facilities, and that the request is consistent with the county’s 2023 comprehensive plan and future land‑use map.
Bryce Six of W A Engineering, speaking for the applicant, described the proposal as a site for up to two mobile concrete batch plants the size of semi‑trailers and said truck trips would appear high in theoretical models only because the operations require relatively few on‑site personnel. “The trip numbers that are cited in the report are a theoretical maximum that are highly unlikely to ever actually be achieved,” Six told commissioners, adding the applicant had no objections to staff’s proposed conditions.
The planning commission recommended approval with two conditions carried from the site’s prior 2004 rezone: retain the original site‑design standards and limit allowed uses to the EI employment/industrial category except for the specifically requested batch‑plant use. Commissioners asked staff and the applicant to clarify orientation to Old Hall Road and confirmed there is no active railroad serving the parcel; one commissioner said the location appears appropriate given the industrial zoning of nearby parcels and proximity to highways 29 and 72.
No formal vote was recorded in the transcript on March 17; commissioners signaled general willingness to support the request provided the retained 2004 conditions and other site‑design standards are applied. The item will return for a formal decision at a subsequent voting meeting with the planning commission’s conditions on the record.
Next steps: staff will carry forward the planning commission recommendation and the proposed special‑use permit language so the commission can consider formal action at the next scheduled meeting.
